Comments on: Continental Mountain King 2.4″ Tire: Final Review

By: Mr Pink57

Mr Pink57 — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 23:33:45 +0000

Anyone use this with a RK 29×2.2 out back in the midwest? Namely MN or WI.

pink

By: Dr.Dover

Dr.Dover — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 16:33:40 +0000

I’ve been riding MK 2.4’s on my Mamasita since February now. Love’em! Great all around tire. I’ve been running them with Stan’s sealant on a DT Swiss TK front rim and Stan’s flow rear. 25 psi seems to be the magic number for great performance and perfect shock absorption. Not great in wet clay conditions, but nothing is. Hard pack, loose rock, roots, etc. they grab.

Overall great tire if you don’t have the cash to be switching out tires for different terrain types.

By: dan

dan — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 11:54:14 +0000

had 2.4 mountain kings on differerent rims, like flows better than crossmax ran 30psi[ on back and 28psi in front. tubed and tubeless been in thick mud, loose rocks, hard ,slickrock, these tires rock! great for big riders.

By: Guitar Ted

Guitar Ted — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 13:28:11 +0000

yancy: Probably would fit a ‘08 or ‘09 model. And also, as my response to Dr.Dover indicates, a narrower rim will help in this regard.

By: yancy

yancy — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 01:20:55 +0000

Guitar Ted: Do you think the 2.4 MK would fit a C’dale caffeine 29er with wtb laserdisc wheels?
I have always thought C’dales to be a bit narrow in the stays.

By: Guitar Ted

Guitar Ted — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 22:48:49 +0000

Dr. Dover: Yes, it should fit just fine if you are using a 28mm or narrower rim.

By: Dr.Dover

Dr.Dover — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 22:21:36 +0000

Do you think the 2.4 would work on the Salsa Mamasita? Looking for a replacement tire for the Maxxis Ignitor since their sidewalls have gone to crap recently and don’t seem to be holding up for a lot of my riding buddies that have been using them. I’ve got an older set that is still good, but they are on their last leg.

By: Guitar Ted

Guitar Ted — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 11:36:37 +0000

Cliff: Niner has some great clearances on their frames, so I think you will be all right there. You don’t say what rim you will be using, but if it is 28mm or less, no worries, definitely. If you are going with a Kris Holm, or a Salsa Gordo, the mud clearances will be minimal.

Also, you might want to look into a Shimano SLX front derailluer if you are using a double or triple crank up front. That derailluer will clear the rear tire better in the inner ring selection.

By: Cliff

Cliff — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 10:47:43 +0000

GT – I’m 172 lb and run Nevegals at 30 psi with tubes on my 26er. I’m building up an MCR now and have some 29″ Nev 2.2s for it. I would like to try something a bit lighter and prefer a higher volume tire. Do you think the MK 2.4 is too wide for an MCR frame, given that it expands a bit and especially if it packs mud?

By: Guitar Ted

Guitar Ted — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 10:35:49 +0000

Jared: We don’t know as we only have the 2.4″ to go by, but my guess would be yes.